Super Monkey Ball 3D

Game Summary

Join AiAi and friends as you tilt and roll your way in to the world of 3D to collect every banana in the fastest time possible. Choose to use either the motion sensor or Slide Pad to navigate the puzzle mazes with complete precision. Balance speed and skill to collect bananas in three gameplay choices; classic Super Monkey Ball puzzles, frantic car battles in Monkey Race, and all-out manic brawls in Monkey Fight.

Walking around yesterday at the weekly hipster street fair held on East London's Brick Lane, I practically stumbled into what turned out to be the first public day of Nintendo's promotional 3DS tour. It's the same presentation that's been given to select journalists and industry types recently, but for the first time, anyone could simply walk up and get early access to Nintendo's new handheld. I was expecting to get to play a few games, but I definitely didn't anticipate all the fanfare that accompanied the tour. I guess I haven't learned anything from E3 and other industry events.
Hit the jump for my account of the demonstration. Read More

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Ever since I saw the 3DS at E3 2010, I have been buzzing with anticipation for the handheld. Seriously, the device does exactly as it promises, which in itself is an amazing achievement. I'm so excited, that at the age of 23, I'm saving up my pocket change to have enough to buy the device at launch. I'll be lucky if I can afford a game as well.
Unfortunately, while we still wait for a North American release date, the Japanese can look forward to a February 26 launch date. Even worse, Nintendo has this semi-annual event called Nintendo World, a Japan-only event where they show off the latest games and hardware. Rubbing salt in the wound, Nintendo is showing off over 30 brand new 3D titles! Sure, only 15 of them are actually playable, and the others are just demos, that's a ton of content to let people play for a fresh console. However, trust me, this thing is hot, and knowing that Nintendo fans in Japan will get to play with these games before we even get a release date is a major drag. Mostly for me.
Looking over this list, I do have to say that Paper Mario is the title that most excites me, with the 3D version of Metal Gear Solid 3 and Nintendogs + cats not far off. Of course, the 3D version of Ocarina of Time could be a goodie too. There are so many awesome sounding games! And I can't be the only one to notice that Pokemon Black and White is coming out not long after the rumored March 3DS launch, so maybe there will be some 3DS support inside? And what 3DS games are you excited about?
The full demo list is after the jump
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Practically everything shown about the Nintendo 3DS at E3 was a surprise, from the system's motion control and enhanced wireless communication to the fact that the 3D effect actually works. But the biggest? The fact that 3rd party developers actually seem to be interested in working on a Nintendo platform, with some of the biggest names in the industry set to bring their talents to the handheld.
Famitsu (via Andriasang) caught up with some of the biggest names in Japan, many of whom pledged their support (and undying love) for Nintendo's next handheld smash. What they had to say, and analysis, after the cut. Read More

A few things to talk about surrounding Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing today. First up, a new trailer with a slight tilt towards the PlayStation 3 version of the game, though that's only through the controllers and packshot at the end:
Much more after the cut. Read More

SEGA France spokesman Franck Sebastien recently conducted an interview with DigitalGames.fr, which has conveniently been dubbed over with an English voice as he talks about the popularity of their mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, among different age groups.
For those who can't see it, Sebastien starts off by talking about the Dreamcast's late-but-long-lasting popularity, all over footage of all sorts of pieces from SEGA's history. He then goes into SEGA's decision to instead move into software, and how that brought them closer to Nintendo. Read More